The professional literature contains many definitions and conceptualizations of PPBS, but basically it is a term applied to a set of interrelated organizational activities. (Author)

A computer based management system was developed to handle student records. Relevant information is stored on data cards and updated upon completion of added courses. The computer program provides a comprehensive printout of student status to assist in advising and scheduling. (TS)

Discusses a contingency management program in an inner-city elementary school, whose basic core is a structured system of language learning packages providing guidance for the direct teaching of oral language, integrating reading and writing activities, and correlating language learning with other academic instruction. (VJ)

Reviews assessment centers, their methods, growth and validity studies. Gives an example of a typical two day assessment center and of an assessment center summary report. (RB)

Implications of the introduction of Program-Planning-Budgeting Systems managerial techniques into the college or university. (IR)

The economic, organizational, and political conditions that encourage a systematic and equitable resolution of conflict are considered in this study of conflict within the automobile distribution system. (Author)

Proposes that a systems-management point of view be taken in revising present teacher education programs. (JM)

The teacher of an English-as-a-Second-Language class with a wide range of levels and needs describes the evolution of a diagnostic-prescriptive system. The central concept is the empowerment of adult students in a humanistically structured classroom and entails the charting of individual progress in reading and other competencies. (SK)

This article is the first of a three-part series that traces the development of a Management Progression System (career ladder) for nurse administrators. Part 1 describes objectives for the project, anticipated outcomes, and the choice of a conceptual base, including translation of theory into a practical framework for identifying critical areas…

This article describes a step-by-step process that will help to increase the odds that career development efforts will be tuned into the current pulse of the organization and can be used repeatedly to respond to future directions. (SSH)

Argues that service is better in libraries whose staff participate in management activities than in libraries run by authoritarian methods, and that staff educational diversity and adequate collection resources linked to a participative management style enhance staff satisfaction and, concomitantly, library performance. (RAA)

A time management training program is described for use by public school special service providers (e.g., psychologists, specialists) to allocate adequate amounts of time to individualized education program planning and evaluation. A formative evaluation of the application of the approach in a public school district is described. (Author)

Presents a strategy for improving labor transactions in the local labor market. An interorganizational network perspective is suggested which involves a shift from developing and maintaining contacts with individual firms to a network of firms in the same industry which share a dependence on the local labor market. (CT)

Three intervention schemes for diagnosing management development needs are examined: one for formal management systems, one for management training to accompany such systems, and the third examining different institutional change strategies. The general management development model is derived from research on developing institutions. (MSE)